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Geothermal heating reduces cost, noise
Monthly bills for air condi-
tioning in a.normal home in the
Verde Valley can easily top $200,
with many homes paying $300 to
$400 a month during the summer.
According to a press release,
homeowners who have often
faced the decision to either .stay
hot and save money or stay cool
and spend a fortune have a new
option called geo-exchange, or
geothermal, heating and cooling.
"According to studies done by
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, the geothermal heat
pump systems average around
48 percent more efficient than the
best gas furnaces and more than
75 percent more efficient than
propane furnaces," Glenn Meyers
of Verde Solair, local geothermal
system installers, stated in the
press release.
"The best geothermal systems
outperform the best gas heat
pumps by an average of 36
percent in the heating mode and
43 percent in the cooling mode.
And with the rebates and tax
credits, they are more affordable
than ever," Meyers stated.
A typical furnace uses either
fuel -- such as natural gas, oil or
propane-- or electricity to heat
up the air before sending it into
the house. Fuel costs money and
adds pollution to the atmosphere,
and even electric furnaces bum
require power plants to bum fuel.
Geo-exchange heat pumps bum
no fuel. They use the constant
temperature of the ground to gain
heat. Once you get down below
around five feet or so, the temper-
ature of the ground stays fairly
constant in the range of 50 to 55
degrees Fahrenheit all year long.
In the winter, the heat pumps
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GROUND-SOURCE HEAT PUMPS use the constant temperature of the ground to gain heart. This type of
green heating Is one form that will demonstrated at the Clean Green Energy Expo at the Sedona Public
Library on Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
draw heat from the ground,
compress it like a refrigerator and
send it to warm the house. In the
summer, the process is reversed.
The geothermal system takes the
heat from the house and "dumps"
it into the cooler ground, thereby
cooling the home. Seventy percent
of the energy used to heat and
cool the home with a geothermal
system comes from the ground
and is free.
Traditional heat pumps have to
work much harder to heat and cool
because the heat source they use
is the outside air. In the summer,
when cool air is needed, the air
outside is hot. In the winter, when
warm air is needed, the air outside
is cold. With geothermal heat
pumps, the constant temperature
of the ground makes the process
much more efficient.
Installing a geothermal heat
pump requires drilling holes in
the ground and installing the
loop pipes, but other than that it's
simpler than installing a typical
furnace and air conditioning
system, the press release stated,
because the single geothermal
heat pump does the job of two
appliances. The systems also run
very quietly.
For more information about
geothermal systems, solar
energy, home energy efficiency
and more, visit the Clean Green
Energy Expo at the Sedona Public
Library on Saturday, June 5,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event
is free and hosted by Sustainable
Arizona with support from the
Sedona Community Foundation
and APS.
Make a difference, become a CASA volunteer
Every year, more than 10,O00 children
languish in Arizona's foster care system due to
parental abuse or neglect. The Court Appointed
Special Advocate or CASA Program is an
advocacy organization that trains commu-
nity volunteers to speak up for abused and
neglected children in court. May is National
Foster Care Month and the CASA program
wants to educate communities about the role
child advocates play in making a difference for
children in foster care.
A CASA volunteer is appointed by a juve-
nile court judge to be the "eyes and ears of
the court." CASA volunteers work with foster
children to make sure their best interests are
being served within the child welfare system.
CASA volunteers speak with parents, foster
parents, Child Protective Services workers,
teachers and more, to help .provide valuable
information to the judge about what is best for
a child.
CASA programs have existed in Arizona
since 1985 and the impact has been remark-
able. To date, over 15,000 children have been
served by volunteer advocates, according to a
press release.
The CASA program is currently serving
1,200 children statewide, but thousands of chil-
dren still need advocates to speak up for them
in court. Budget cuts are drastically affecting
the quality of services available to children in
foster care and CASA volunteers are needed
to help make sure that children are receiving
appropriate care.
"Many people wantto support abused or
neglected children, but are unsure how to
help," Bonnie Marcus, program manager for
CASA of Arizona, stated. "You don't have
to be a child welfare professional or have
a legal background to volunteer as a Court
Appointed Special Advocate. The CASA
program is simply looking for responsible,
caring adults who can commit to working
with children in out-of-home care. National
Foster Care Month is a great time to learn
more about how you can help foster children
in your community."
The CASA program provides training to
prepare volunteers for their roles as child advo-
cates and provides ongoing support. CASA is
the only volunteer program that works within
the court system to give foster children a voice.
For additional information, contact Maggie
Fega, CASA coordinator, at 554-8900.
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